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Hardened Criminals Held in Freedom: Doing Time on Norway's Island Prison http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,744851,00.html
Hardened Criminals Held in Freedom: Doing Time on Norway’s Island Prison http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,744851,00.html
In 2005 Judge Robert Restaino jailed an entire courtroom after someone's cell phone rang and no one admitted to it....
In 2005 Judge Robert Restaino jailed an entire courtroom after someone’s cell phone rang and no one admitted to it. http://bit.ly/dKD0M3
Earth from Above: an amazing collection of aerial photography produced by Yann Arthus-Bertrand — http://justpaste.it/3ky
Earth from Above: an amazing collection of aerial photography produced by Yann Arthus-Bertrand — http://justpaste.it/3ky
A labrador has been trained to sniff out bowel cancer in Japan, and with the same detection accuracy as a...
A labrador has been trained to sniff out bowel cancer in Japan, and with the same detection accuracy as a colonoscopy. http://bit.ly/dYJE3o
Ghurka saves girl from rape by fighting off 40 armed men. Kills 3, wounds 8, escapes relatively unhurt. http://bit.ly/gy1iJw (article)
Ghurka saves girl from rape by fighting off 40 armed men. Kills 3, wounds 8, escapes relatively unhurt. http://bit.ly/gy1iJw (article)
'I mean it’s so stupid beating your wife. It’s like keying your own car.' - Jimmy Carr
“I mean it’s so stupid beating your wife. It’s like keying your own car.” - Jimmy Carr
Mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life has been identified — http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011012601
Mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life has been identified — http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2011012601
Wikipedia article on the incident: http://bit.ly/dQ82l5 It is probably the most bizarre thing I've ever known.
Wikipedia article on the incident: http://bit.ly/dQ82l5 It is probably the most bizarre thing I’ve ever known.
Swedish twins attempt roadside suicide by running onto M6 motorway: http://youtu.be/jPmZNoZvcKE (video) Not so much NSFW. Just WTF!
Swedish twins attempt roadside suicide by running onto M6 motorway: http://youtu.be/jPmZNoZvcKE (video) Not so much NSFW. Just WTF!
List of parasites of humans — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parasites_(human)
List of parasites of humans — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parasites_(human)
Eek! A Male!: 'We think we're protecting our kids by treating all men as potential predators.' — http://on.wsj.com/hnpKcB (700 word...
Eek! A Male!: “We think we’re protecting our kids by treating all men as potential predators.” — http://on.wsj.com/hnpKcB (700 word article)
'Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except for Thailand.' http://bit.ly/ffvx9d #Wikipedia
“Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except for Thailand.” http://bit.ly/ffvx9d #Wikipedia
Editors of the mag Continuum denied the existence of AIDS. The magazine shut down when ALL its editors died of...
Editors of the mag Continuum denied the existence of AIDS. The magazine shut down when ALL its editors died of AIDS — http://bit.ly/hzppWg
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Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of Understimulation — http://on.wsj.com/eF7Wn4 (1000 word article)
Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of Understimulation — http://on.wsj.com/eF7Wn4 (1000 word article)
There’s a jungle inside Vietnam’s mammoth cavern. A skyscraper could fit too. And the end is out of sight —...
There’s a jungle inside Vietnam’s mammoth cavern. A skyscraper could fit too. And the end is out of sight — http://bit.ly/g50iOZ (images)
This awesome violin version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has cheered my up today — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG9iDNNzd-U Watch it!
This awesome violin version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” has cheered my up today — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG9iDNNzd-U Watch it!
A regiment of 75 gay couples beat 450 Spartans in 375 BC — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
A regiment of 75 gay couples beat 450 Spartans in 375 BC — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
Rape rampant in US military — http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/12/2010122182546344551.html (1900 word article)
Rape rampant in US military — http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/12/2010122182546344551.html (1900 word article)
'Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.' — T.S. Eliot
“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.” — T.S. Eliot
Greek slingers would often engrave on their ammunition 'Take this,' 'Ouch' & even 'For Pompey's backside.' http://bit.ly/hHDAuS (Wikipedia)
Greek slingers would often engrave on their ammunition “Take this,” “Ouch” & even “For Pompey’s backside.” http://bit.ly/hHDAuS (Wikipedia)
Origin of the phrase 'riding shotgun' — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_messenger
Origin of the phrase “riding shotgun” — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_messenger
Yhep, still sick. I keep reminding myself: 'Elliot, don't worry, you're not ill. You're just going to die.'
Yhep, still sick. I keep reminding myself: ‘Elliot, don’t worry, you’re not ill. You’re just going to die.’
4:14AM. It's snowing outside. I'm too ill to sleep and am cuddled up with the dog watching bad movies: http://cl.ly/3n400v14090V390x121D
4:14AM.
It’s snowing outside. I’m too ill to sleep and am cuddled up with the dog watching bad movies: http://cl.ly/3n400v14090V390x121D
Avatar's most awkward deleted scene: http://imgur.com/rAdYI.jpg (comic)
Avatar’s most awkward deleted scene: http://imgur.com/rAdYI.jpg (comic)
Tonight I accidently hacked into my friends Facebook account. 'WTF Facebook?' Blog post: http://www.megahope.com/?p=46 (380 words)
Tonight I accidently hacked into my friends Facebook account. ‘WTF Facebook?’
Blog post: http://www.megahope.com/?p=46 (380 words)
Opinion: How the increasing professionalisation of football has led to the death of street football for ordinary kids — http://bit.ly/gNn9H9
Opinion: How the increasing professionalisation of football has led to the death of street football for ordinary kids — http://bit.ly/gNn9H9
Price isn't just about product, but percieved effort. Locksmith gets less tips & more price complaints for being faster—http://bit.ly/e7YFNQ
Price isn’t just about product, but percieved effort. Locksmith gets less tips & more price complaints for being faster—http://bit.ly/e7YFNQ
Los Alamos Scientist: TSA Scanners Shred Human DNA(!) — http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/17090/56/ (600 word article)
Los Alamos Scientist: TSA Scanners Shred Human DNA(!) — http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/17090/56/ (600 word article)